Salary range: $180,000 to $210,000​

Position Summary: Doheny Eye Institute seeks a dynamic and experienced Chief Development Officer (CDO) to lead its comprehensive development and public affairs program. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the CDO will serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, advancing Doheny’s mission through philanthropy, strategic communications, and stakeholder engagement. This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned development leader to shape and grow a program that spans major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, foundation and corporate relations, capital campaigns, alumni engagement, and public relations. The successful candidate will bring vision, creativity, and a proven track record of fundraising leadership to strengthen Doheny’s philanthropic base and expand its visibility locally, nationally, and globally.

The CDO will work closely with the CEO, Chief Scientific Officer, Board of Directors, and volunteer leaders—including the Luminaires support group—to build strong donor partnerships, elevate institutional communications, and steward Doheny’s reputation as a leader in vision research and patient care.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising & Development Strategy

• Partner with the CEO, Board of Directors, and staff to design and execute a strategic, multi-year fundraising plan that strengthens and diversifies Doheny’s philanthropic base.
• Lead efforts to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors, with a focus on building long-term relationships and sustainable support.
• Expand planned giving and foundation/corporate partnerships, while enhancing annual fund and alumni engagement programs.
• Drive a significant capital campaign, including prospect pipeline development, volunteer engagement, and campaign communications.
• Oversee staff performance metrics, reporting, and evaluation of fundraising effectiveness, ensuring goals are met and progress communicated to leadership.
• Collaborate with the finance department to align budgets, forecasts, and development reporting.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, e.g., research and clinical faculty, to generate stories of interest for communications pieces and fundraising.
• Collaborate with Research Administration to ensure foundation grant proposals contain accurate budget information and other reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with counterparts at UCLA for joint programs.

Board & Volunteer Engagement

• In partnership with the CEO, strengthen Board participation in fundraising, providing training, resources, and support to enhance Board members’ effectiveness as ambassadors and fundraisers.
• Support Board recruitment and development to ensure a strong, diverse, and engaged leadership pipeline.
• Manage relationships with volunteer organizations (Luminaires), maximizing their philanthropic and advocacy impact.

Communications & Public Affairs

• Serve as a lead spokesperson for Doheny, articulating the mission, impact, and vision to donors, partners, and the broader community.
• Direct a comprehensive communications strategy that integrates media relations, editorial content, institutional messaging, and digital platforms.
• Elevate Doheny’s visibility and reputation through targeted public relations campaigns, thought leadership, and speaking opportunities.
• Partner with leadership to ensure alignment of communications with strategic objectives and fundraising priorities.

 Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and inspire the development team, providing mentorship, professional development, and clear performance expectations.
• Foster a respectful, collaborative, hard-working, and accountable culture that emphasizes excellence, creativity, belonging, and tangible results.
• Build cross-departmental partnerships that integrate fundraising and communications into broader organizational goals.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets, policies, and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required; CFRE certification preferred.
• 10+ years of major gift and capital campaign fundraising with individuals, corporations, and foundations.
• 5+ years of senior management and communications experience, including Board engagement and stewardship.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and fundraising databases; Raiser’s Edge experience preferred.
• Visionary, strategic, and results-driven leader with integrity and passion for mission.
• Proven success cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding diverse donors.
• Strong experience partnering with academic leaders, scientists, and physicians.
• Skilled strategist with a record of strengthening infrastructure, building public support, and inspiring staff and boards.
• Exceptional writing, organizational, financial, and administrative skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities; persuasive writer and speaker.
• Flexible team player able to manage multiple priorities and work both independently and collaboratively.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• A Commitment to Doheny’s mission and work.
• Leads with credibility and persuasiveness to secure support from others.
• A manager who exemplifies the values and ethics of the organization, key of which are a high degree of integrity and honesty
• An organized individual with strong creative and conceptual skills.
• A doer who functions effectively without being autocratic or political; must be a team player who is inclusive, flexible, creative, energetic, and fair minded.
• A decisive and resourceful individual with the willingness to accept responsibility and take charge of results; able to work successfully with limited resources.
• A self-starter who is confident to express opinions, forging ahead when appropriate and holding back when necessary, with a goal of fostering professional, respectful, effective relationships.
• An energetic person who is emotionally mature and dependable.

Envision Consulting was retained by Doheny Eye Institute to search for their Chief Development Officer.

Doheny Eye Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Please Apply at the Following Link: https://bit.ly/4nTdgF9

Opened as of: September 25, 2025

• Coordinate all administrative aspects of Doheny CME programs, including development of timelines, status reports, project budgets, attendance tracking, logistics, speaker coordination, payments, travel logistics and distribution of materials.
• Assist CME Medical Director as liaison to course directors and faculty to ensure consistent and timely course management.
• Prepare agendas, program, evaluation tools and certificates for CME approved activity.
• Plan and administer special events to include annual Doheny Days event, faculty and staff training programs.
• Function as event liaison between Doheny and vendors.  Identify target groups, develop concepts, design and coordinate mailing of promotional materials and invitations and oversee logistical planning.  Maintain records on event activities, progress and status.
• Attend educational events to oversee activities and ensure details are handled as planned.
• Negotiate and contract with vendors for a variety of goods and services related to event planning.
• Monitor delivery of goods and services to ensure contract terms are satisfied.
• Develop and maintain an extensive network of contacts, both internal and external, to facilitate event coordination.
• Collate & analyze data from CME feedback on educational programs.
• Work with CME Medical Director and CME Committee to develop ongoing and future CME programs, and produce annual calendar of activities
• Prepare requests and applications for CME funding, including for exhibitor support and educational grants.
• Track LOAs and reconciliation of commercial support funds.
• Coordinate A/V technical requirements for educational events.
• Manage Zoom, webinar platforms, or livestream services. Support remote speakers and remote learners.

• Coordinate with Doheny Development & Communications to ensure that CME web-presence is up-to-date and supports CME activities and objectives.
• Work with Doheny Development & Communications on email campaigns, web updates, and social media posts, event pages, registration forms, and digital assets.
• Coordinate photography and post-event highlights.

• Collect and appropriately store conflict-of-interest disclosures for all planners and faculty.
• Ensure review of disclosures by CME Medical Director and mitigation documentation is completed before any learning occurs.
• Track and archive mitigation strategies, disclosure slides, and review notes.
• Collect slides in advance for compliance review.
• Ensure all presenters meet disclosure requirements and include disclosure slides.
• Ensure receipt of learning objectives and practice gaps from course directors.
• Ensure all materials meet Standards for Integrity and Independence, including commercial support separation requirements per ACCME standards.
• Maintain 6-year documentation records, including disclosures, mitigation, evaluations, agendas, promotional materials, and LOAs.
• Maintain meticulous activity files for audit readiness.
• Enter all relevant information in PARS (ACCME’s Program and Activity Reporting System) on a timely basis.

• Monitor departmental budget, advising CME Medical Director of budget variances as needed.
• Develop and control annual CME budget as well as program/event based budgets.

• Upload, maintain, and update course content on the learning platform.
• Manage learner registrations, credit claiming, and evaluation workflows.
• Troubleshoot user issues with access, certificates, and credit tracking.
• Monitor analytics (completion rates, drop-off points, post-tests).

• High School degree required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum four (4) years’ work experience in a directly related field
• Experience working as a CME or medical education program coordinator preferred

To Apply: Please complete the Employment Application and submit to

Opened as of: December 1, 2025

Position Title: Research Fellow
Salary: Self-funded

Full time (Hybrid) Voluntary (must be self-funded).  Support research activities conducted at Doheny Eye Institute.  Provide general assistance to support research activities. Conduct research experiments in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols. Perform assignments that are non-routine and vary in complexity with general direction.  Compiles data and computes results for a variety of research procedures, tests and techniques. M.D. or Ph.D. required with 1 – 3 years research experience in related field or specialty.

To Apply: Please complete the Research Fellowship Application form and submit to .

Salary Range: $18.04 –  $18.50/hour; Full-time Monday – Friday

Position Summary: Provide housekeeping services to Doheny Eye Institute.

Principal duties:

• Perform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned to ensure that the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, etc.
• Clean and sanitize restroom fixtures, hardware, partitions, floors, etc.
• Clean windows/mirrors in the restrooms and entrance/exit ways.
• Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, and buffing as scheduled.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, etc.
• Clean hallways, stairways, and elevators.
• Care for and clean the grounds as scheduled.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacles.
• Assure that work/assignment areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc. are properly stored at all times, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times and end of the work day.
• Relieve, assist, or fill in temporarily on other jobs as assigned by the supervisor.
• Set up tables, chairs, and meeting rooms as directed.
• Assure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner.
• Report any damage or unsafe conditions to facility property as directed.
• Keep work/assignment areas free of hazardous objects such as protruding map/broom handles, unnecessary equipment, supplies, etc.
• Assure that equipment is cleaned and properly stored at the end of the shift.
• Keep supervisor informed of supply needs.
• Performs special projects or other related work as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School or GED required.
• Six months of experience preferred.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions, to follow instructions, and to accept constructive criticism.
• Be able to Sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions and may need to reschedule cleaning activities.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, etc.

To Apply: Please complete the Employment Application and submit to